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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
I wonder if there's a Colombian quote that fits the ward boundary wrangle? 
This is actually not a bad idea. Somewhat akin to creating "radial" wards that encompass central city, suburban, and rural areas, while maintaining more of a semblance to original communities. I guess one risk is having a dominant councillor taking charge in a ward. A ranked-ballot system would work best to support this, to ensure that the top 3 are more fairly elected (otherwise, voters would be selecting just their #1 choice and not providing their individual preference for the other two) |
Yes, I like Ross idea for ward boundary. Re-look the entire ward boundaries. Maybe have two Councillors that have parts of the downtown area. Why does the lower end wards have to go from the waterfront to the escarpment? Why not from say Cannon St to the escarpment? Have a North End Councillor.
Plus there should be mandatory ward boundaries review say very 15 years to check for population growth or decline, and should be independently done. This is what Elections Canada does for the federal MP boundaries.
Oh and kinda on a separate issue, Councillors should have two term limits and elected using ranked ballots.